Summary
Kevin Tarchenski is a veteran game developer and studio director with over 15 years of experience building and shipping games across AAA and indie spaces, currently leading Rumor Games where he designs, engineers, and sustains Unity3D titles for PC and mobile. He blends software engineering rigor with creative technical design, specializing in gameplay systems, rapid prototyping, and long-term live support that drives player retention. Kevin has managed cross-functional teams at Microsoft Studios and delivered engineering for experimental projects at Amazon Game Studios, giving him deep experience in tooling, cloud-assisted rendering, and multiplayer incubation. Fully remote since 2015, he is practiced at autonomous leadership and distributed collaboration across time zones, and treats relocation as an opportunity rather than a constraint. Off-hours he documents travel adventures with his wife at awayfarers.com, reflecting a curiosity that also informs his iterative, player-focused design approach.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS) Software Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS) Software Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology
English